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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Amazon Deal of the Day -- exp Tue 18 Aug
Up to 40% Off Select Intel-Powered Laptops and Desktops
Examples
- $140 -- Lenovo Laptop (Intel Celeron - 11.6" - 2GB RAM - 32GB SSD - Win 8.1)
- $184 -- Toshiba Chromebook (Intel Celeron - 13.3" - 2GB RAM - 16GB SSD - Chrome OS)
- $190 -- Asus Chromebox (Intel Core i3 - 4GB RAM - 16GB SSD - Chrome OS)
- $260 -- Acer All-in-One (Intel Celeron - 21.5" - 4GB RAM - 500GB HHD - Win 8.1)
- $267 -- Acer WindowsBox (Intel Core i3 - 4GB RAM - 500GB HHD - Win 8)
- 14 additional offers
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Just an FYI to anyone that's considering the Lenovo, they've been busted twice this year for unsavory behavior. The first time, they were caught installing software that did a
man-in-the-middle attack that broke https connections for every website, using a software called Superfish. It was
BAD. Most recently, they've been caught using a feature in the hardware firmware to
force-reinstall crapware onto the laptop
even if you do a clean install from your own media. It also will reinstall it each reboot if you uninstall the software.
They claim to have stopped both practices, although there's probably still some PCs out in the market with the force-reinstall stuff still on them. If you get one of the laptops, grab the
Superfish Removal Tool from Lenovo's site and run it just to make sure that isn't on it. Also check the
EFF's page on removal for how to remove the certificate from your browsers. I know at one point Lenovo's removal tool didn't remove the bogus certificates, and they're a big danger. For the other one, you may need to update the firmware on the laptop. Check
this page for more info. It looks like all three Lenovo laptops in the sale are potentially affected. Just depends on if they were manufactured after June or earlier.